The name of the association
shall be UXBRIDGE TEACHERS' ASSOCIATION, herein referred to as "the
Association".

ARTICLE II

Objectives

We the members of this
Association in order to fulfill our responsibilities to society and to our
profession do hereby adopt the following:

Section 1: General Objectives

a. To
maintain and improve the quality of education for all.

b. To uphold high professional standards and to
advance the socio-economic well-being of educational employees.

Section 2: Specific Objectives

a. The Executive Board is authorized and
directed to establish specific objectives within the framework of the general
objectives in Section 1 above. These specific objectives shall be reviewed
annually, revised if necessary, and published.

ARTICLE III

Membership

Section 1: Membership in the Association shall be
classified as Active, Associate, or Honorary and shall be available to those
who pay the prescribed dues.

a. Active Membership shall be available to
(Recognition clause from collective bargaining agreement) all professional
employees including school nurses, O.T. and P.T., excepting however, the
Superintendent of Schools, the Principals and Assistant Principals, the
Directors of Finance and Administration, Curriculum and Instruction,
Technology, Special and Early Childhood Education, permanent substitutes and
every other such employee

The Association shall
continue active membership to those members laid off due to reduction in force
with reduction in dues of fifty per cent (50%). Such eligibility for active
membership shall continue as long as such persons are eligible to be recalled
or for three (3) years, whichever is longer.

The Association shall deny
membership to an individual who is a member of a negotiating team representing
a school board or representing a board of trustees of a higher education
institution if such denial is requested by a governing body of an MTA/NEA
affiliate in the school district or higher education institution in question.

The Association shall
guarantee that no member may be censured, suspended, or expelled without a due
process hearing, which shall include an appropriate appellate procedure.

b. Associate Members are those other persons
interested in the advancement of the cause of education, who are not eligible
for active membership. Applications for said membership shall be made in
writing.

c. Retired Members are those former active or
associate members who upon retirement apply to the Executive
Secretary-Treasurer of the Massachusetts Teachers' Association.

d. Honorary Membership may be conferred by a
two-thirds vote of the elected officers or a general meeting of the membership.

Section 2: Active membership shall be continuous
until the member leaves, resigns from the Association, or fails to pay
membership dues.

Section 3: Adherence to the Code of Ethics of the
Educational Profession shall be a condition of continuing membership.

Section 4: The Executive Board by a four-fifths
(4/5) vote may suspend from membership any member who has been found in
violation of the Code of Ethics of the Education Profession.

Section 5: Only active members as defined in
Section 1 of this Article III shall have the privilege of voting and holding
office in the association.

a. The membership year of the Association shall
be from July 1 to June 30. Any member may elect to be a continuing member.
Membership shall then be continued from year to year until death, retirement,
or the member cancels the election with a sixty (60) day notice in writing.
Current membership lists will be updated by December 31 of each year.

b. The Association shall submit annually to the
Massachusetts Teachers' Association, prior to July 1, a list of its officers
and addresses, as well as a copy of the bylaws with any changes or amendments
made in the preceding year.

ARTICLE IV

Affiliation

Section 1: No person shall be admitted to or be
continued as an active member in the Association who is not also a member of
the Massachusetts Teachers' Association and the National Education
Association.

b. The names and addresses of all members of an
official enrollment form furnished by the Massachusetts Teachers' Association.

c. A statement setting forth all amendments or
changes in its Bylaws during the preceding year.

ARTICLE V

Officers

Section 1: The officers of the Association shall be
the President, a Vice-President, a Secretary, a Treasurer, and a Membership
Chair. In lieu of a President and Vice-President, the association may elect two
(2) Co-Presidents.

Section 2: No individual may hold more than one
office at a time.

Section 3: Powers and Duties of Officers

a.
President:

(1) The President shall preside at
meetings of the Executive Board and the general membership.

(2) He/She shall be an ex-officio member
of all Association committees except the Nominating Committee.

(3) He/She shall appoint the Chairpersons
and members of standing committees and special committees with the
approval of the Executive
Board.

(4) He/She shall be the Executive Officer
of the Association.

(5) He/She shall perform all other
functions usually charged to this office.

b.
Vice-President:

(1) The Vice-President shall assist the
President in his/her duties and complete other duties assigned by the
President.

(2) He/She shall perform the duties of the
President in case of absence, disability, death, resignation, or upon the
request of the
President.

(4) He/She shall perform the functions
usually ascribed to this office.

c.
Co-Presidents:

(1) Co-Presidents shall share the duties
and responsibilities of the President
and Vice-President equally.

d.
Secretary:

(1) The Secretary shall keep accurate
minutes of all meetings of the Executive Board and of the general membership
meetings.

(2) He/She shall be responsible for
distributing the minutes to the general membership in a timely manner.

(3) He/She shall maintain official files,
and shall assist the President with the Association correspondence.

e.
Treasurer:

(1) The Treasurer shall hold the funds of
the Association and disburse them in accordance with budgeted authorization
from Executive Board and/or deposit them in the name of the Association in any
appropriate financial institution legally authorized to do banking and or
investment banking in Massachusetts.

(2) He/Shall bill the membership for all
annual dues, collect dues through the membership committee and transmit amount
due the Massachusetts Teachers' Association and the National Education Association.
Payments shall be made in accordance with a mutually agreed upon schedule
between the Massachusetts Teachers' Association and the UTA.

(3) He/She shall maintain a roll of the
members.

(4) He/She shall keep accurate account of
all receipts and disbursements and shall report to each meeting of the Executive Board.

(5) All disbursements shall be
counter-signed by an authorized officer.

(6) He/She shall keep the President and
the Executive Board informed of the financial condition of the Association and assist the Executive Board in the drafting
of an annual budget.

(7) He/She shall serve as the liaison with
the district payroll officer concerning UTA, MTA, and NEA matters.

f.
Membership Chair:

(1) The Membership Chair shall conduct the
membership drive for all units.

a. The President and Vice-President or
Co-Presidents shall serve two (2) years and may run for reelection.

b. The Secretary, Treasurer and Membership Chair
shall serve for two (2) years and may run for reelection.

c. In the event of a vacancy in the office of
the President, the Vice-President shall assume the duties of the President
until the end of the term.

d. In the event of the vacancy in the office of
one (1) Co-President, the remaining Co-President shall assume the duties of the
President until the end of the term.

e. Should a vacancy occur in the office of the
President and the Vice-President or two (2) Co-Presidents simultaneously, the
Executive Officers shall appoint a President Pro-tempore until an emergency
election can be held.

f. In the event of a vacancy in any other
elected office, that vacancy shall be filled by an appointee of the
President/Co-Presidents with the approval of the Executive Board until the end
of the term.

Section 5: New officers shall be installed on or
before July 1 of each calendar year.

Section 6: Removal of an Officer or Elected
Representative

a. Whenever a majority of the Executive Board
shall agree that an officer is unwilling to fulfill the duties of the office,
or has been grossly negligent in his/her duties as defined by these Bylaws, it
shall recommend immediately to the general membership that the office be
declared vacant. The Executive Board shall call for a general membership
meeting within fourteen (14) days of the declaration.

b. If the majority of the general membership
present and voting agrees to uphold the recommendation of the Board, the
membership shall then elect a replacement to fill the remainder of the term.

ARTICLE VI

Executive Board

Section 1: The Executive Board shall consist of the
officers and other elected members. These elected members shall consist of one
Building Representative for each site in the system as well as one Steward from
each unit represented by the Association.

The Association shall apply
the one-person, one-vote principle for representation on the Executive Board
and other governing bodies except that the association shall take such steps as
are legally permissible to achieve ethnic-minority representation at least
proportionate to its ethnic-minority membership.

Section 2: Powers and Duties of the Executive Board

a. Within policies established by the general
membership the executive Board shall be responsible for the management of the
association and shall carry out policies of the association
.

b. It shall report its transactions to the
general membership and suggest policies for consideration by them.

c. It shall adopt an annual budget for the
operation of the Association. It shall have the accounts reviewed and/or
audited annually.

d. It shall establish committees and create
policies governing them.

e. It shall set the dues for the Association.

f. It shall approve and set the policy and
resolutions necessary to carry out the programs accepted by the membership.

g. It may call for the removal of an officer or
elected representative - see Article V, Section 5.

ARTICLE VII

Building Representatives

Section 1: Voting members in good standing of the
Association shall have representation through elected Building Representatives.
Each school shall elect one Representative to the Executive Board.

Section 2: Duties and Responsibilities of the
Building Representatives:

a. The Building Representatives shall act as
liaison for the members in their respective buildings to the Executive Board.

b. They shall advise and assist their
constituency concerning contract matters and association programs and services.

c. They shall assist the Secretary with the
distribution of association communications to the members of their buildings,
in a timely manner.

d. They shall assist the Treasurer and
Membership Chair with the membership drive upon request.

e. They shall act as the primary contact person
in all Professional Rights and Responsibilities cases in their buildings.

Section 3: Terms and Succession

a. Building Representatives will serve for two
(2) year terms and may run for reelection.

b. Building Representatives shall take office
July 1.

c. If a vacancy should occur for a Building
Representative, the President/Co-Presidents shall appoint a replacement until
the end of the term. See Article 5, Section 3, Part f.

d. After 3 unexcused meeting absences, the
President/Co-Presidents may declare the position vacant and call for an
election to fill the remainder of the term or point a suitable replacement.

Section 4: Remuneration of Building Representatives

a. Building Representatives shall be remunerated
for their service by receiving their annual dues paid for by the association.

b. Service shall be defined as attendance at
two-thirds (2/3) or more of the Executive Board's meetings and general
membership meetings. Exceptions may be made in cases of emergency or illness
with prior notice given to an officer of the association. There will be no
remuneration if more than one-half (1/2) of the meetings are missed.

ARTICLE VIII

Meetings

Section 1: Executive Board

a. The Executive Board shall meet at least
monthly during the school year on a schedule to be determined by the Executive
Board. Three (3) members of the Executive Board may request additional
meetings.

Section 2: General Membership

a. There shall be at least two (2) general
meetings each year, which shall be determined by the Executive Board. The
Executive Board shall prepare a tentative agenda for each meeting and shall
circulate it to all members so that the members will have time to discuss it
prior to the meeting.

Section 3: Special

a. Special meetings of the general membership
may be held at the call of the President or upon written request to the
Executive Board from five per cent (5%) of the membership. Business to come
before special meetings must be stated in the call, which shall be sent in
writing to each Building Representative for distribution to each member.
Business shall be confined to these items.

Section 4: Qurom

a. The majority of the members shall be for
quorum for the executive Board and Committees.

b. A quorum for general membership meetings and
special meetings shall be twenty per cent (20%) of the total membership.

ARTICLE IX

Committees

Section 1: Organization

There shall be the
following standing committees having the specific functions outlined below:

a. They shall have five members selected to
represent different groups in the Association and appointed for staggered terms
of three years.

b. Each committee, with the approval of the
Executive Board, may organize from the membership of the Association special
sub-committees and task forces for specific activities.

Section 2: Meetings

Each standing committee
shall meet regularly according to a calendar developed by the Executive Board.
Special meetings may be called by the Chairperson.

Section 3: Reports

Each committee shall choose
a secretary who shall record the activities of the committee. The Chairperson
shall report to general membership meetings any action items. He/She shall
prepare an annual written report which the Executive Board shall file as part
of the records of the Association.

Section 4: Titles and Duties

a.
Negotiating Team

(1) Shall negotiate with the school
Committee on hours, wages, and working conditions, and other terms and
conditions of employment.

(2) With the aid of appropriate committees
it shall prepare proposals to be approved by the general membership prior to
being placed before the School Committee.

(3) Upon reaching tentative agreement on
all matters under negotiation, the team shall prepare and submit its report and
recommendations to the members at ratification
meeting. Procedures for ratification of an agreement shall be developed by the
Executive Board prior to the negotiations and/or should be included in the
local association-School Committee contract.

b.
Nomination and Elections Committee

(1) No officer or member of the Executive
Board may serve on the Nominations and Elections Committee.

(2) The Nominations and Elections
Committee shall consist of at least five (5) representatives selected to
different groups in the
Association.

(3) Members of this committee shall be
appointed by the President/Co-Presidents with the advice and consent of the
Executive Board.

(4) The nominations procedure for
candidates seeking elective office shall be determined by the Nominations and
Elections Committee.

(5) The Committee shall be responsible for
securing candidates for each of the elective offices.

(6) Anyone who is an active member of the
association may be a candidate for any office.

(7) The names of the candidates for
elective office together with information about each candidate shall be
published no later than two weeks preceding the date
of the election.

(8) The Nominations and Elections
Committee shall be responsible for conducting annual elections and for meeting
the requirements of special elections.

(9) The Association shall conduct all
elections with open nominations and a secret ballot.

(10) To be elected, a candidate must
receive a majority of the votes cast.

(11) All elections shall be conducted
during the first two (2) weeks of April.

c.
Scholarship Committee

This committee shall consist of seven (7)
appointed members. It shall also include the Treasurer of the Association. This
committee shall be responsible for overseeing the Association's Scholarship
Fund.

(1) Initiate and plan for appropriate
scholarship fund-raising activities with suggestions from and support of the
entire Association.

(2) Evaluate scholarship applicants using
the appropriate criteria agreed upon by the committee with the approval of the
Executive Board.

(3) Annually award scholarships.

(4) Scholarship funds shall be dispersed
in the recipient's name when the appropriate requirements have been met.

d. Social Affairs Committee

It shall organize such social activities as may
serve the needs of members and promote fellowship within the Association.

e. Sick Leave Bank Committee

This committee shall consist
of seven (7) members. Three (3) members shall be designated by the School
Committee and four (4) members shall be appointed annually by the Association.
This committee shall meet on an emergency basis to evaluate any requests made
by staff members to access the days available to them in the Sick Leave Bank
following the guidelines supplied by the local Association-School Committee
contract.

Section 5: Special Committees

Each year the
President/Co-Presidents may appoint such other special committees as may be
necessary and shall discharge them upon completion of their duties.

ARTICLE X

Rules and Procedures

Roberts Rules of Order
Revised shall be the authority of the Association.

ARTICLE XI

Amendments

These Bylaws may be amended
by a two-thirds (2/3 vote of the members present and voting at any regular
meeting of the Association provided that copies of the proposed amendments have
been sent to all members of the Association at least two (2) calendar weeks in advance
of the General Membership Meeting.